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circling up

circling up is the present participle and gerund of circle up.

Meaning of circle up

Verb

circle up (third-person singular simple present circles up, present participle circling up, simple past and past participle circled up)

  1. (corporate) Synonym of touch base.
    Synonyms:
    touch base
  2. To form a circle or huddle for discussion, strategizing, etc.

Questions about circling up

What is circling up the present participle and gerund of?
Circling up is the present participle and gerund of circle up.

Words near circling up in the dictionary

  1. circling
  2. circling back
  3. circling the drain
  4. circling the field
  5. circling the wagons
  6. circling up
  7. circlingly
  8. circlings
  9. circlip
  10. circlips
  11. circlish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circling up (page history and authors); circle up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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